Five new UK/Irish research collaborations have been announced thanks to a joint funding partnership between the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) from the UK and the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS).
These research awards, for one research workshop and four research networks, have come about thanks to a new relationship set up between the AHRC and the IRCHSS in 2008.
The projects involve UK academics working with Irish colleagues and the aim of this funding is to stimulate research that crosses national boundaries and involves internationally collaborative teams.
These five awards cover the following research:
• Migration of Irish, Hiberno-norse and other Gaelic-speaking peoples in the Viking age
• Research networks in Linguistics
• Creation of a new authoritative collection of the letters and speeches of Oliver Cromwell
• Control of territory - Resource rights, global justice and self-determination
• Royalist and Radical religion 1642-1660
The AHRC Chief Executive Professor Philip Esler said that “We are confident that this scheme will produce great research and will lead to further collaboration in the future. It has offered a wonderful opportunity for UK humanities scholars to engage with their Irish colleagues.”
The IRCHSS Director, Mr. Tim Conlon said, “IRCHSS / AHRC bilateral networks and workshops support Irish humanities researchers in their exploration of new international collaborative research agendas with their UK counterparts. This collaborative approach, which is central to both national and European research policy, will pave the way to the establishment of international research projects and strengthen the position and role of the humanities role in European research area. “
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Editors Notes
Arts & Humanities Research Council: Each year the AHRC provides approximately £100 million from the Government to support research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities, from archaeology and English literature to design and dance. In any one year, the AHRC makes approximately 700 research awards and around 1,000 postgraduate awards. Awards are made after a rigorous peer review process, to ensure that only applications of the highest quality are funded. Arts and humanities researchers constitute nearly a quarter of all research-active staff in the higher education sector. The quality and range of research supported by this investment of public funds not only provides social and cultural benefits but also contributes to the economic success of the UK. www.ahrc.ac.uk
Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS): Established in 2000 by the Minister for Education and Science it is responsible for developing Ireland's research capacity and skills base in a rapidly-changing global environment where knowledge is key to economic and social growth. With the support of the National Development Plan, the IRCHSS funds cutting-edge research in the humanities, social sciences, business and law with the objective of creating new knowledge and expertise beneficial to Ireland's economic, social and cultural development. www.irchss.ie
The full list of awards are as follows:
- Professor Martyn Bennett (Nottingham Trent University) and Dr Michael O’Siochru (Trinity College, Dublin) – Oliver Cromwell and the Transformation of Britain and Ireland
- Professor Christopher Bertram (University of Bristol) and Dr Cara Nine (University College Cork) – Theories of Territory: Resource rights, global justice and self-determination
- Dr Jerome de Groot (University of Manchester) and Dr Crawford Gribben (Trinity College, Dublin) – Royalist and Radical religion 1642-1660
- Professor Alison Henry (University of Ulster) and Professor Eithne Guilfoyle (Dublin City University) – Research Network in Linguistics
- Dr Christina Lee (University of Nottingham) and Dr Catherine Swift (University of Limerick) – Migration of Irish, Hiberno-Norse and other Gaelic-speaking populations in the Viking Age